#221525

Color #221525

A muted very dark purple.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-800 #2a212c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#221525

RGB

rgb(34, 21, 37)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 27.6%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 43.2%, 14.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 43.2%, 0%, 85.5%)

LAB

lab(9.07, 10.31, -8.45)

LCH

lch(9.07, 13.33, 320.66)

OKLCH

oklch(22%, 0.0358, 319.87)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 8.2%, 85.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#182515

Analogous

#1a1525

#221525

#251520

Triadic

#221525

#252215

#152522

Split-complementary

#221525

#202515

#15251a

Tetradic

#221525

#251518

#182515

#152522

Square

#221525

#251a15

#182515

#152025

Shades

Color #221525 mixed toward black.

#1c121f

#170e19

#110b13

#0b070c

#060406

Tints

Color #221525 mixed toward white.

#4e3055

#7a4c85

#a26fad

#c19fc8

#e0cfe4

Tones

Color #221525 mixed toward gray.

#211624

#201822

#201921

#1f1a20

#1e1c1e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.2:1

White text reads better on this background (17.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1d1d22 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#1e1f21 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#211f1e · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 12.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #221525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#221525]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#221525 (#221525) is rgb(34, 21, 37) in RGB.

No, #221525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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